Reply #14: When the cravings first set in.. [View All]

I was in the hospital, and on OxyContin, and frankly I didn't give a damn about keeping my moral high ground. They said my cravings meant I needed protein and iron. So in the hospital I started eating meat again (steak, I think. Or hamburger. Again, I was on OxyContin, it's all a little fuzzy.)

My friend's a nurse and said that taste changes and cravings like that are actually common with blood transfusions. I don't know if that's true, but I know I couldn't go meatless again. I tried, and after a week I felt like poo, even with the proper amount of protein from meatless sources. I've NEVER eaten sausage, much less spicy things, and now I love sausage and gallons of hot sauce. I put hot sauce on everything now.